AIPAC stayed out of Pennsylvania so they wouldn’t lose to Summer Lee again – Mondoweiss

On Tuesday night, Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA) won the Democratic primary in Pennsylvania’s 12th district, defeating challenger Bhavini Patel. With 95% of the vote in, Lee is up by over 20 points.

Patel, an Edgewood Councilmember, was backed by Moderate PAC, which was formed to target progressive candidates and is primarily funded by the Republican billionaire Jeffrey Yass.

Lee did not accept any money from corporate PACs.

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